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Maxine Waters: “I am absolutely upset, and I am unhappy about the lack of progress that some of our cities are making despite the fact…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2022
I am absolutely upset, and I am unhappy about the lack of progress that some of our cities are making despite the fact that we are doing everything that we can to get the resources to them.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters expresses frustration over cities' slow progress in addressing homelessness.

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